trieteric

trieteric
tri·e·ter·ic

English syllables. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • trieteric — I. |trīə|terik noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin trieterica, from feminine of trietericus occurring every third year : a trieteric festival especially in honor of Bacchus II. adjective Etymology: Latin trietericus, from Greek trietērikos …   Useful english dictionary

  • trieteric —   a.,n. (festival) occuring each third year (i.e. in alternate years) …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • tri|e|ter|ic — «TRY uh TEHR ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. (in ancient Greece) occurring or held every third year (in the ancient reckoning, every alternate year), as certain festivals. –n. a trieteric festival. ╂[< Latin trietēricus < Greek trietērikós,… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”